Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-27
THE TARIFF FIGHT.
The Democratic Majority An the House
said 90 be Determined % get q Bill
Through ana Ready to Make Co0-
promises 90 do it.


Through ana Ready to Make COM
promises 60 do it.
It is probably as certain as anything in the
future can tie that tariff bill viii pass the House
this session. There will be q Tight It viii begin
almost as soon as the holiday recess is over. The
''plan OF campaign" adopted at Oak View viii be
carried out It consists OF q series OF sharp bat
ties and retreats. The majority OF the democrats
will start out TO get much tariff reduction and
as little protection as they can. But they are
prepared TO retreat sooner than take q defeat.
Whenever they find that they cannot get
what they would like they will compromise,
taking the best they can get. They will follow this
plan throughout, compromising as to every detail
until they have secured a bill that can pass the
tagonism to protection as o principle and main
tanning that position to the last, they Will 60 so
far In their concessions probably as to accept
vote without doing violence to their protection
theories Yet 1t is expected to get a bill
revenue. The proposition going into the committee
will be for pretty still backed tariff reform without
any recognition OF protection principles It's man
agenent, 1t Is understood, will be directed by MIR.
Carlisle as much as II he were the chairman OF the
ways and means committee. The committee go
out for them. Mr.. Gay Will go on the
committee to represent Mr.. Randall, unless
the Speaker changes his mind, and the two
to an understanding OF what is to be
done before they get into the House. The6ill will
be taken up item by item and an ageement or CON-
promise reached at each step. Probably no one
reduction will be made Just as at first proposed,
but each item Will probably remain in the bill In
modified form. great effort will be made to
consider the matter dispassionately and not to In
slst upon anything that would cause serious
disagreement.
Mr.. Carlisle and Mr. Randall have talked the
matter over very carefully, and they both expect
That an agreement will be reached, and that they
can pass over their differences OF opinion without
remark. The bill will certainly not be all that is
party can ruthfully assert that they have tried to
go further, and that they have done the best they
could. The important point will be that the rev.
enue will be reduced.
THE SURPLUS IN THE TREASURY.
AS to the surplus that is already in the Treasury
1t will be the administration policy to let it stay
as bank account against necessary demands, and
as long as 1t is not growing larger it Will not be
dangerous. The chances are, however, that both
Houses or Congress will pass bill making pretty
heavy demands on 1t. The Blair educational bill
Is almost certain to pass through both branches Of
Congress and be sent to the President. 1t was de-
1eated In the last Congress through being
smothered in the committee and buried In the
calendar. This plan can hardly succeed again.
1t Is almost tsure to pass 1t is about as certain
OF being vetoed by the President. The President
has minated as much quite broadly, and some
who ought to know his views on the subject de-
clare that the bill cannot get his signature.
Inc chances Tor large expenditure for f0rtth-
cations are not promising. The appropriations
will be kept as low as possible in all branches.